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    Leidiger, Ernest Gilbert "Ernie"

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 2011-2012 (District 34A); House 2013-2014 (District 47A)

    Party when first elected:  Republican

    Counties Served:  Carver, Scott

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 8/7/1953
    Birth Place: Wausau, Wisconsin
    Birth County:
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death:
    Gender: Male
    Religion:
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names: Ernie
    City of Residence (when first elected): Mayer
    Occupation (when first elected): Business; General Manager and Owner, Brothers Office Furniture

    EDUCATION

    U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; B.S.; General Engineering, 1976
    Salve Regina College; M.S.; Management
    U.S. Naval War College; M.A.; National Security and Strategic Planning
    U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California; Doctoral Work;

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Military: United States Navy (Persian Gulf War, Iraq, Desert Storm, Lieutenant Commander Officer); 1969 to 1994

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Jan (married around 1986)
    Children: Three children: Kate (daughter), John and Luke (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He grew up in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. He moved to Minnesota in 2005.

    His grandfather served in the Wisconsin State Senate.

    He was a cofounder of Operation Homefront, a nonprofit organization serving military families of deployed service members.

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    Total Days Served: 1463

    SESSIONS SERVED

    88th Legislative Session (2013-2014)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 47A
    Elected: 11/6/2012
    Residence: Mayer
    Term of Office: 1/7/2013 to 1/4/2015
    Counties Represented: Carver
    Occupation: Busines
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Special Session Bills Authored:     2013 1st Sp.S. - Author
    Committees:
    • Education Policy Minutes
    • Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy Minutes
    • State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs Minutes
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    87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)

      Session Details
    Body: House
    District: 34A
    Elected: 11/2/2010
    Residence: Mayer
    Term of Office: 1/3/2011 to 1/6/2013
    Counties Represented: Carver, Scott
    Occupation: Business; General Manager and Owner, Brothers Office Furniture
    Party: Republican
    Bills Authored: Chief Author     Author
    Committees:
    • Jobs and Economic Development Finance Minutes
    • Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Minutes
    • State Government Finance Minutes
    • Transportation Policy and Finance Minutes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

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    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

    News Sources

    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.

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